Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-09-17
HISTORY OF TIE WEEK.
Work upon the making of wines in
California is just begun. There are at pres

California is just begun. There are at pres
ent 1854 wine growers in the state, and an
average of 100000 acres of vines are in bear
ing estimated at a value Of $60, coz, 90. Work
is given to &C, 600 people in the vineyards,
and the coopering, bottling and boxmaking
departments. The total vintage for 1887
will sum up 16, zoo, Oo0 of gallons, Distributed
in the following counties Napa, 3,000, 600;
Elamenda and Contra Costa, ,1G0, 00O0:
Santa Clara, 1,000, 600: Santa Cruz, ,000, coo;
Fresno, 1,500, 600; San Joaquine, 200, 200;
Southern California; 000, 600; Northern Cali
combining ,O0O, oe0 Together with the sur
plus of 1886 there will be at the close of the
vintage 21,600,0 900 gallons of wine in the
state, and over 100000 gallons will be
made into brandy.
An accident occurred on the Col
orado Midland r. r., west of Leadville, and
near Lake Ivanhoe, to construction train
carrying 2S7 laborers. The train was pass
ing over piece of marshy ground, where
much difficulty has been experienced in Sc
curing roadbed, and here the engine sud
denly shotinto the ditch, carrying the two
cars on which the laborers were seated with
it and burying them in a mass OF debris.
Harry Banker, chief Of the track men, was
caught under the engine and scalded to
death. James Mcmahon and George Roe
were killed by loose rails falling on them,
and sixty-one others were more or less Sc
verely injured. Seven of these may be
crippled for life, even if they survive.
A fearful accident occurred on the
Gulf road near Seymour, thirty five miles
east. The freight train left the track, and,
the rails sprea ding, the engine and fourteen
cars fell down fifteen-foot enbankment.
The locomotive turned over four times.
burying Engineer Smith and fireman
Edwards bene ath the cab. Both were taken
out barely alive. Brakeman Scott had his
legs mashed. Engineer Smith had the flesh
scalded off his back and shoulders, and his
breast bone was crushed in. Fireman
Edwards was scalded, and received internal
injuries from which he will die. Ten cars
of freight were mashed, causing loss
amounting to fully $4,000.
At St. Helena, Louisiana, a man
named Swearinger walked up to Manhall
Eastey, and discharged both barrels Of his
gun in Eastey's body, but without killing
| him. Eastey ran, got gun, and riddled
Swearinger with bullets, killing him in
stantly A bystander named Newman also
fired, but missed, whereupon Eastey pur-
sued him, unaware of the fact that both
barrels of his gun were empty. Newman
fed and he pursued him for some distance,
attempting to fire his gun, and dropping
U6dOf1 IN inc aCI newman, VINO Is Inc only
one living OF the trio, is held for murder.
At Catlettsburg, KY, an attempt
was made TO murder A. E. Bush and his
wife, who are about so years old. About
5 O'Clock in the morning two negroes, or
whites with blackened faces, entered the
house and shot Mr.. Bush in the forehead
and Mrs. Bush in the body, iniicting
probably mortal wounds. They obtained
$40 in money. DISTINCTIONS having, been
encountered by freight train, it is thought
the miscreants hoped to wreck the pay car.
In the furious gale which prevailed
on Lake Superior Thursday the schooner
Niagara, from Ashland, Wis. forAshtahula,
Ohio, laden with ore was wrecked and lost,
with all on board, Is to fifteen souls, includ-
ing the Captains family six miles northeast
of Whitefish point. The gale was one of the
worst on the lake for years, the wind having
TO miles an hour velocity. number of
vessels were in Jeopardy but no others
wrecks reported.
At Montreal, Canada, the grand jury
found true bill against McGarigle, Detec-
tive Pinkerton and Col. Hickey, of Chicago,
for conspiracy The only witness examined
was Judge Baxter, who preferred the charge.
Baxter was examined at great length, and
after ten minutes elaboration unanimous
JILL was I9UuIuGu. L u0 conspiracy COuSlSCou
in putting Baxter's photo in the Rogues gal
lery at Chicago, when Baxter was under ar
rest in that city.
Ex- Gov. William Aiken died at his
country place at Flat Rock, N c., aged
eighty one. He was governor of South
Carolina in 1874 and a congressman from
1851 to 1857. He was the largest slave
holder in the state before the war, and was
g successful rich planter He consistently
opposed notification and secession, and
took no part in politics after leaving con
gress.
Two fires took place at Rushville,
Ind, burning two dwellings, damaging
the old wooden mills. The fire started in
stable belonging to William Havens, sup
posed to have been started by tramps with
a view to burglary, as several of them were
arrested while robbing houses during the
fire. The total loss is from $4,000 to $780,
coo.
For several years the inmates of the
parish prison of New Orleans, have been
suffering from a peculiar disease, accom-
panied by swelling of the head and limbs,
frequently terminating in death A state
board Of health physicians found that it
was caused by insufficient food. A change
been ordered.
AS funeral procession was passing
a little strip of woods near Grasse Point a
suburb of Chicago Mrs. Henry Sells riding
in buggy was struck in the back by shot
and almost instantly killed. In the woods
was found picnic party of 6 men and 4
women, firing at a mark, and all more or
less intoxicated and shooting recklessly.
They were all locked I'D
The Illinois Supreme Court, the full
bench of Judges all concurring, affirmed
the judgment of the Cook County Court,
visiting the death penalty upon the Anar-
chists, and fixing Friday, Nov. II, for the
day Of the execution. The news was at
once telegraphed from Ottawa, to August
Spies in the Chicago jail.
The Engineering News has received
details of the great strike of rock salt at
Ellsworth, Kan. The vein is 165 thick and
96 per cent pure, the other per cent being
lime and magnesia, but no potash. The salt
is pure white and Fit for table use on grind
ing only. The vein is only 715 feet below
the surface.
At Needmore. Tenn, small village
of Coffee county, while revival meeting
was in progress in the second story of a
building the floor suddenly fell from the
excessive weight and went down Is feet.
ALI present were more or less hurt and GO to
20 quite seriously. One man was killed.
Lieutenant Governor Waterman has
hes taken the oath Of Office as Governor of
California, the executive chair having been
made vacant by the death of Gov. Bartlett,
Gov. Waterman, in his address, strongly
denounced the communists and socialists
as being dangerous to American liberty.
The trial of the Ozark, Mo-, Bald
Knohhers came tn a s17dr1an torrnino +;o,, ~,